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The Spheres

The man’s face was long and thin, his cheekbones easily visible. His skin was extremely pale, almost pure white. The man’s lips were blue, as if he were a victim of extreme frostbite. His irises were white, leaving only the pupil to gaze and twitch around. Jeffery looked at the man’s face, terrified. “Why do you look at me in such a way?” said the man. “Am I that horrifying to look at?” Jeffery quickly turned his head away. ” Turn back. Do you not wish to see the future?”

Jeffery turned his head towards the man as he kept advancing. “I do,” Jeffery replied. “Excellent. Now, keep your head still. This takes precision. I have seen with my own eyes what can happen when someone moves their head while having seeing spheres inserted. It’s not a pretty sight.”

The man slowly overturned his palms so they were facing down, then raised them and pressed the spheres into Jeffery’s eyes. Jeffery was confused and scared, but he didn’t dare move, for fear of causing an accident.

Then, the visions came.

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